sassycat

I have tattoos - lots of them - people do look at you rather strangely sometimes - all I say is F*&^ em - if they cant see past them they are not worth knowing - truly lifes too short to worry what others think.

I never regret having them done - they are who I am but on occassion short sleeves just do not feel right so I understand where you are coming from - but is it really worth the pain, scaring and expense of having them removed?

Just my thoughts.

Good Luck

Sass xxxxxxxxxxxx

ELLJAY

thanks mashy for your good wishes,

lj

ELLJAY

Thanks Sass,

lj xx

Mrs JFW

Lindsay sorry but I doubt it would work. Even with modern pulsed light and laser treatments tattoos are not removed completely. I would be amazed if there was a cream invented that could do this. I used to work for a dermatologist and we used to do pulsed light therapy for tattoos. It worked really well for the blue/black tattoos but not so good if you have red/yellow/green in your tattoos. It took a number of treatments and was very expensive.

Jackie x

ELLJAY

Thanx jackie - guess it'll be a long-sleeved hot summer for me

ferguson641120

hi there

i would strongly advise not to use any cream for tattoo removal, my friend did the same and he burnt his skin and now it is badly scared.

i believe the only safe way to remove a tattoo is by having laser.
i am currently having three tattoos removed at the moment, its £50 per session and i need to have 6 sessions. its also painful but worth it as i hate them. my dad had the same treatment on two very large tattoos and he hasn't got any scars whatsoever.

i hope this helps

kind regards

ELLJAY

Thanks for the advice - the laser does seem the way to go. Guess i'll start making enquiries - and saving up.
Thanks again for replying, lj

ferguson641120

it does hurt a little bit more than a tattoo but it only lasts for 2 minutes at the most and i have it done every 6 weeks so its not too bad. in my opinion is really worth it.

good luck sweetie

jade

chopper boy

Ayup Sass,
i'm from sunny Bournemouth, Winton and Queens Park to be precise.
Had alot of my Tatts done in Kelly's in Charminster, have you had any done by him??
Trying to find a good shop here!!

Cheers.

sassycat

Hey Hon

Im from Parkstone - still here Still boring and chuffin freezin

Yeah I know Kelly's - all mine were done at Ray's in Boscombe tho

Where are you now then and how long you been there?

Love Sass xxxxxxxxxxxxx

OzzieNurse

If they are quite small it shouldnt take too long or cost that much to remove by laser the worst colour to remove is blue apparently

OzzieNurse

On the tattoo tip...wheres the best place to get inked in Western Australia?
Or Oz in general? I have two and want some more...not sure if the sun will fade the colours though? But I will not be going out without at least a factor 50 on as I burn easily!!

Issie

PMSL

esperanza

This is a fair point, and I admire any one who is strong enough to live by it - however we have to live day to day in the real world, and if someone wants to deliberately choose to 'fit in' to make their life easier and make themselves happier then I can fully understand that.
I'm quite a fan of 'meaningful' tattoos that have stories behind them. I think if I could think of a design that I thought would always be meaningful to me then I would get one done, but I haven't thought of one yet....

possoms

Hi Lindsay

I've been have my tatts removed by laser for the last few months, seriously doubt a cream will work.

The laser doesnt burn layers of skin off it goes through the skin to attack the scabs under the ink these are what holds the tatt in place, by destroying them your body then pushes the ink out ... does that make any sense

I've got a little one on my boob, had 6 sessions and its nearly gone the big one on my shoulder will take a lot longer.

anyhoo yep its expensive costs £60 a session, have to wait a month between sessions and can take up to 20 sessions to remove, its very painful and you cant get the area wet or go in the sun until scabs come off (about a week in my case).

saying all this I am glad I've had it done, I just could not bear the sight of em anymore and I cant wait to be able to wear something nice without them on show.